Claw is right tho. 
Not about McGuane. He might never be an A grader but is a better footballer than Thursfield will ever be and his kicking is not near as bad as the perception held by many - it looks bad because it's awkward but his efficiency with kicking is quite acceptable. Of course there is always room for improvement but that goes for every single player doesn't it.
well we will have to agree to disagree.
look the one thing that is constantly overlooked is the defense has been ordinary and chronically undersized for years. we are supposed to be rebuilding and in doing so striving to be better in the long term.
for 5 yrs or more we have gone with newman moore, mcguane, thursfield, yet people generally dont want to change this.
it hasnt worked the 3 so called talls have been very inconsistant are very shoddy in many areas and if we are to strive to do better we must try different players back even id it means in the short term we go backwards for awhile.
sheesh the aim should not be to hang onto underperforming chronically deficient players forever. the aim should be to BUILD a well balanced skilled accountable unit that can be a potent attacking weapon as well.
in looking forward i think we do need to find a fb. hopefully we have our chb in post.
in honesty i cant see a place for rance im critical of the skills and smarts of the players hes in competition with for a spot so i dont see the point in replaceing them with exactly the same deficient type. the only thing that does save him atm is his age and experience and perhaps size we may be able to do something with him but i would not hold my breath.
moore who most on here seem to have written of ,i would play as a genuine running hbf. ive called for this for yrs. pace a plenty. agility. is a solid kick, does have smarts, and is an ideal size to play on taller types and smalls. these are attributes mcguane and thursfield do not have so on potential and talent alone hes miles in front.
in wrapping him up to me is crunch time for kelvin he needs to show 08 was not a one off. he needs to stay healthy and he needs to perform at the rquired level. there can be no more excuses for kelvin perform or perish.
we need a small nuggety accountable quick skilled player we need some very good kicks who have some smarts run and size
rather than mindlessly persevering with what has failed for a long time i believe we need to change and aspire to become at least competetive and on a par for excellence with the top teams defences.
to me seeing as we are close to ground zero now is the time to change. id rather we go with something like this
b/ farmer - ***** - moore.
hb/ dea - post - webberley.
personally id be tempted to throw gourdis into fb. thursfield is the other option. tambling is one who may play hb instead of webberley atm. the idea is to actually change as quickly as we can that which has not worked. not keep on doing the same old same old.
its funny we all to a man recognise the back halfs short comings. we all recognise we are REBUILDING but most are averse to change.
its so and so is a bit better than so and so never mind both are not up to standard and have never been.
why are so many averse to change. why do so many defend so doggedly underperformers i dont get it.
